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you see, you want to -- >> president obamand mitt romney both making their case to veterans in rginia today. the president talking about ending our trillion-dollar wars, at least eventually, and his opponent talking about ronald reagan. joining us now, john stanton, washington bureau chief at "buzz feed" and it's been way too long since we've had you on show. congratulations on your move,vy way, how is "buzz feed"? of th yid around the convention is you greyhound bused down there, and sort of went out of your way to talk to regular on the street folks who were not necessarily getting, having their opinions plundered by pundits. en you're doing sort of "man on the street" talking to people about politics, do people ever talk about the wars? >> they do. talking, particularly, i was in savannah and talkingo church people that were feeding the working poor and homeless people. there were a lot of veterans there. some of the peop i talked to eyl t pt vete. the working poor in this country, no one is really talking about the wars anymore. president obama talks about it, sort of generally, h
you see, you want to -- >> president obamand mitt romney both making their case to veterans in rginia today. the president talking about ending our trillion-dollar wars, at least eventually, and his opponent talking about ronald reagan. joining us now, john stanton, washington bureau chief at "buzz feed" and it's been way too long since we've had you on show. congratulations on your move,vy way, how is "buzz feed"? of th yid around the convention is you greyhound bused...
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in both of these states, mitt romney is running third. joining us now at great peril to hid e and eugene robinson, and our political analyst. thanks for staying up and being with me. i appreciate it. >> happy to do it. >> john, you said earlier a bad night for newt gingrich in alabama or mississippi might render him a nonfactor in the race after tonight, fine he didn't formally drop out. no that it looks like he came in second in both states, does that still seem true and what are you looking at to figure out if that's happening? >> what other conservative leaders say over the next couple of days. i heard earlier in a television interview, a spokesman or deputy campaign manager for gingrich being asked about, is he dropping out? and the answer was -- well, mr. gingrich said he's going to tampa. it didn't sound like the campaign was all in that scenario. so we'll see. the speak has had the conflicts in the past with campaign aides. but i talked to sheldon addleson, you mentioned the super pac donor. i talked to one of his friends and said
in both of these states, mitt romney is running third. joining us now at great peril to hid e and eugene robinson, and our political analyst. thanks for staying up and being with me. i appreciate it. >> happy to do it. >> john, you said earlier a bad night for newt gingrich in alabama or mississippi might render him a nonfactor in the race after tonight, fine he didn't formally drop out. no that it looks like he came in second in both states, does that still seem true and what are...
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romney and his history both as a citizen and in terms of his financial life. in terms of the way i explained that history in massachusetts, did i get any of that wrong as far as you know? >> no, i think you got it right. and in trying to present this case to the ballot law commission, we were trying to show exactly what he had said under oath, signing, as you point out, under the pains and penalties of perjury, not by the way, as he characterized it, to the best of his knowledge and belief, but under the pains and penalty of perjury. and we had the tax assessor statements in utah, we had the utah resident tax returns. the massachusetts nonresident tax returns, and then we had his attempt to retroactively rewrite his personal history. >> he was trying to retroactively essentially refile his taxes so his massachusetts taxes would be filed as if he were a resident of that state. he was making that retroactive attempt while he was publicly maintaining up until the year that he had filed as a massachusetts resident? >> that is true. >> wow. that seems to me to be t
romney and his history both as a citizen and in terms of his financial life. in terms of the way i explained that history in massachusetts, did i get any of that wrong as far as you know? >> no, i think you got it right. and in trying to present this case to the ballot law commission, we were trying to show exactly what he had said under oath, signing, as you point out, under the pains and penalties of perjury, not by the way, as he characterized it, to the best of his knowledge and...
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gingrich and romney were both 30%, 40%, 50%. >> high unfavorables? >> yeah, right. in the last few weeks they went after each other so hard and aggressively, gingrich and romney and he sat above the fray. the romney recipe is rick perry is my main opponent. he we whack him. now it's rick santorum and now it's newt gingrich. now santorum gets that turn in the sfot light again. we'll see how he holds up. >> steve, politics after midnight is not usually this exciting. >> the night is still young. >> thank you. appreciate it. a big night for rick santorum. not a big pan of contraception, and right now the beltway media seems to think that gives rick santorum an advantage over president obama. i find that inexplicable. that's coming up. >>> a big day for civil rights today. prop 8 taken up today. that got decided today in california. former solicitor-general ted olsen is joining us next, that ups or batting average for getting conservatives on the show. as the new york giants get a parade iraq veterans call a question whether they deserve a welcome home, too. it was an e
gingrich and romney were both 30%, 40%, 50%. >> high unfavorables? >> yeah, right. in the last few weeks they went after each other so hard and aggressively, gingrich and romney and he sat above the fray. the romney recipe is rick perry is my main opponent. he we whack him. now it's rick santorum and now it's newt gingrich. now santorum gets that turn in the sfot light again. we'll see how he holds up. >> steve, politics after midnight is not usually this exciting. >>...
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bob dole and john mccain both lost. they are both big endorsements by mitt romney. there are two main things going on in the republican press shall nominating process. there is a question of when rick santorum will get out of the race, the question of why ron paul is amazing delegates and what he wants to do with the delegates, there are sideline issues. but the main two things going on are these. the republican establishment is pulling out all the stops to kill the gingrich candidacy and the gingrich candidacy keeps exposing new and very real weaknesses in mitt romney as a candidate. pick a conservative establishment news outlet, pick one, any one, they were all busy absolutely slamming newt gingrich. look how the dredge report did. there is me on the right making fun of me because nobody recognized me on jep difficuopa. on the box the same box on the front page of the dredge report, the smiley happy picture of mitt romney and his handsome son, and his wife, who apparently "wowed the crowd at hispanic conference." immediately under that item, dark sad picture of ne
bob dole and john mccain both lost. they are both big endorsements by mitt romney. there are two main things going on in the republican press shall nominating process. there is a question of when rick santorum will get out of the race, the question of why ron paul is amazing delegates and what he wants to do with the delegates, there are sideline issues. but the main two things going on are these. the republican establishment is pulling out all the stops to kill the gingrich candidacy and the...
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and last we looked mitt romney was in third in both races. also in alabama, congress nan jo bonner, who represented his seat for five terms is likely to represent it for a sixth. he's won the republican primary in alabama's first congressional district in the southwest part of the state, fending off a right wing primary challenger tonight. since no democrats qualify to oppose him in november, things look really good for him in the general election. in alabama sixth's congressional district, the chairman of the house financial services committee spencer bachus was also facing a primary challenge tonight in the republican primary. he looks to be leading comfortably in his republican race. and this, another result from alabama, this is simply amazing. judge roy moore, do you remember roy moore? the alabama state judge who lost his job because he refused to remove a ten commandments monument from the grounds of the state courthouse in 2003? judge ray moore, the ten commandments judge, tonight it looks like voters in alabama could be sending him b
and last we looked mitt romney was in third in both races. also in alabama, congress nan jo bonner, who represented his seat for five terms is likely to represent it for a sixth. he's won the republican primary in alabama's first congressional district in the southwest part of the state, fending off a right wing primary challenger tonight. since no democrats qualify to oppose him in november, things look really good for him in the general election. in alabama sixth's congressional district, the...
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both candidates really want to talk about mitt romney's business record. mitt romney wants to talk about it because his record as governor of massachusetts doesn't have all that many applause lines. and because it makes him seem like he might have some technical know-how when it comes to juicing the economy. >> for me, politics is not a career. for me, my career was being in business and starting a business and making it successful. i spent my life in the private sector. i understand how the economy works. i spent most of my life outside politics, dealing with real problems in the real economy. career politicians got us into this mess and they simply don't know how to get us out. >> mitt romney as a presidential candidate is not running as a politician, as a former governor, which he is. instead, he keeps bringing up his time in business. president obama also keeps bringing up mitt romney's time in business. because mitt romney was not in just any business, he was a leveraged buyout financier. and so the obama campaign is thinking that in the immortal word
both candidates really want to talk about mitt romney's business record. mitt romney wants to talk about it because his record as governor of massachusetts doesn't have all that many applause lines. and because it makes him seem like he might have some technical know-how when it comes to juicing the economy. >> for me, politics is not a career. for me, my career was being in business and starting a business and making it successful. i spent my life in the private sector. i understand how...
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mitt romney taking both sides of every policy issue. both sides of a every factual issue all the stuff we know about him when he started running for president when i was roughly a toddler. this is the reason there is a mitt romney candidacy in the first place, at least what they tell us. this is the whole basis of his campaign. he's supposedly mr. economy, right? when you think about economic questions you're supposed to think about him. if you want the economy to get better, he wants you to want him to be president. you can understand why it would flummox him the economy is getting better without him but he does appear to be flummoxed after being forced to release his tax returns showing he is maybe the richest guy to run for president in modern times. his net worth is the net worth of the last eight presidents combined, times two. after releasing tax returns, there has been a basic question for him. hey mr. imaginable rich zillionaire guy, can you relate to the problems who have nothing given you pretty much have everything? are you j
mitt romney taking both sides of every policy issue. both sides of a every factual issue all the stuff we know about him when he started running for president when i was roughly a toddler. this is the reason there is a mitt romney candidacy in the first place, at least what they tell us. this is the whole basis of his campaign. he's supposedly mr. economy, right? when you think about economic questions you're supposed to think about him. if you want the economy to get better, he wants you to...
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have both decided to give big campaign speeches tomorrow, in ohio. >> the last thing we can do is return to the very policies that got us into this mess in the first place. >> the president will be making a speech on thursday. >> we'll hear what he has to say tomorrow. >> just goes back and blames president bush. >> what he called the failed policies of the past. >> to fix the damage done by president bush. >> in a major campaign speech -- >> the president will argue they would be worse off if mitt romney were in charge. >> nobody wants to hear him whining and complaining. you actually have to do something. >> he has done stuff. >> quest
have both decided to give big campaign speeches tomorrow, in ohio. >> the last thing we can do is return to the very policies that got us into this mess in the first place. >> the president will be making a speech on thursday. >> we'll hear what he has to say tomorrow. >> just goes back and blames president bush. >> what he called the failed policies of the past. >> to fix the damage done by president bush. >> in a major campaign speech -- >> the...
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can beat mitt romney. but if gingrich loses alabama or mississippi and thereby gets out tomorrow, then therefore santorum can beat romney. or maybe there's some reason for santorum to get out. it's fascinating. of course, now gingrich itself is saying he'll never get out. he said that on friday, and he said it again over the weekend. >>> you've got a little competition shaping up in alabama and mississippi. are these must-win states for you, mr. speaker? >> well, they're states i want to win. i'm committed to going all the way to tampa. >> one of the best indicators that a candidate will soon drop out of the race is that candidate's strongly worded vow that he will not drop out of the race. like in mid-january rick perry made an ad out of not quitting. the ad was called the champion, and the whole point was ad was that he would never, ever quit. >> i've never quit a day in my life. i have never quit in the face of adversity, and i'm not just about to quit on the future of america. >> but, in fact, a week l
can beat mitt romney. but if gingrich loses alabama or mississippi and thereby gets out tomorrow, then therefore santorum can beat romney. or maybe there's some reason for santorum to get out. it's fascinating. of course, now gingrich itself is saying he'll never get out. he said that on friday, and he said it again over the weekend. >>> you've got a little competition shaping up in alabama and mississippi. are these must-win states for you, mr. speaker? >> well, they're states i...
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along with mitt romney, which means dueling speeches from both nominees, and votes and a floor fight and something really, really specific and rules based for those rules based ron paul delegates to do at the convention instead of just cheer for things related to the fed. yes, mitt romney is probably going to be the republican presidential nominee, but it is not a done deal. all eyes on nebraska next weekend. ♪ hajimemashite. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. you guys like football ? thank you so much. i'm stoked. you stoked ? totally. ... and he says, "under the mattress." souse le matelas. ( laughter ) why's the new guy sending me emails from paris ? paris, france ? verizon's 4g lte devices are global-ready. plus, global data for just $25. only from verizon. legalzoom has an easy and affordable option. you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support, backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium suppleme
along with mitt romney, which means dueling speeches from both nominees, and votes and a floor fight and something really, really specific and rules based for those rules based ron paul delegates to do at the convention instead of just cheer for things related to the fed. yes, mitt romney is probably going to be the republican presidential nominee, but it is not a done deal. all eyes on nebraska next weekend. ♪ hajimemashite. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. you guys like football ? thank you so...
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along with mitt romney, which means dueling speeches from both nominees, and votes and a floor fight and something really, really specific and rules based for those rules based ron paul delegates to do at the convention instead of just cheer for things related to the fed. yes, mitt romney is probably going to be the republican presidential nominee, but it is not a done deal. all eyes on nebraska next weekend. at the same time. for paying your friend back for lunch...from your tablet. for 26 paydays triggered with a single tap. for checking your line, then checking your portfolio. for making atms and branches appear out of thin air. simple to use websites, tools, and apps. for making your financial life a little bit easier. [ male announcer ] ok, so you're no marathon man. but thanks to the htc one x from at&t, with its built in beats audio, every note sounds amazingly clear. ...making it easy to get lost in the music... and, well... rio vista?!! [ male announcer ] ...lost. introducing the musically enhanced htc one x from at&t. rethink possible. olaf's pizza palace gets the most rewa
along with mitt romney, which means dueling speeches from both nominees, and votes and a floor fight and something really, really specific and rules based for those rules based ron paul delegates to do at the convention instead of just cheer for things related to the fed. yes, mitt romney is probably going to be the republican presidential nominee, but it is not a done deal. all eyes on nebraska next weekend. at the same time. for paying your friend back for lunch...from your tablet. for 26...
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on both sides. look, last week, even during the presidential debate between president obama and mitt romney, the obama campaign tried to push on twitter the idea that mitt romney was being inappropriately testy. they tried so hard to push the testy mitt idea. they tried so hard to make that into a thing that people should feel about that debate. >> he got testy about it. he got testy about being on defense. i think that came across to the american people. >> a testy governor romney who spent the entire time on defense. >> i think for some folks at home it probably came across a little testy. >> yeah, no. nice try. i mean, maybe mitt romney was testy, at the presidential debate, and maybe joe biden did laugh in paul ryan's face all night at the vice presidential debate. but that is in part because these guys, mitt romney and joe biden, were pumped and they were pumped because they were obviously winning their debates. and complaining about that does not change that. but the other person who was pumpe
on both sides. look, last week, even during the presidential debate between president obama and mitt romney, the obama campaign tried to push on twitter the idea that mitt romney was being inappropriately testy. they tried so hard to push the testy mitt idea. they tried so hard to make that into a thing that people should feel about that debate. >> he got testy about it. he got testy about being on defense. i think that came across to the american people. >> a testy governor romney...
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to win florida are trying to eliminate the president's advantage on that right now and they are both doing it in an intensely targeted way with this crucial block of older voters in florida that everybody knows they've got to persuade. with that in mind, listen to this radio ad that just started running there. >> hello? >> jeffrey, it's your mother. >> hey, mom, how are you? >>. >> i'm good. >> what are you doing? >> well, i've been watching tv all day but it's making my head spin. >> what do you have mean? >> all these ads about medicare. it's very confusing. >> okay. i've read about it. what do you want to know? >> well, what's the truth about romney and ryan? >> the romney/ryan plan does essentially end medicare. health insurance what the wall street journal said. >> i don't like the sound of that. >> what i read said seniors would wind up paying over $6,000 more per year. >> that's a fortune to me. >> and romney would make drastic cuts to medicaid, too. two-thirds of seniors rely on medicaid for nursing home care. mom go, to this web site, medicareromneyryan.com and have a look f
to win florida are trying to eliminate the president's advantage on that right now and they are both doing it in an intensely targeted way with this crucial block of older voters in florida that everybody knows they've got to persuade. with that in mind, listen to this radio ad that just started running there. >> hello? >> jeffrey, it's your mother. >> hey, mom, how are you? >>. >> i'm good. >> what are you doing? >> well, i've been watching tv all day...
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between mitt romney and barack obama who gets the credit for killing bin laden or they don't know or they definitely know it was mitt romney who did it. what is wrong with the republican party in these states? these are the might fought over states in the country. big majorities of republicans who think maybe it was mitt romney who killed bin laden.
between mitt romney and barack obama who gets the credit for killing bin laden or they don't know or they definitely know it was mitt romney who did it. what is wrong with the republican party in these states? these are the might fought over states in the country. big majorities of republicans who think maybe it was mitt romney who killed bin laden.
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mitt romney is trying to traddal the fence. he's trying to have it both ways. he doesn't see a reason to alienate the party and he's not being forced to specify what implementation the agenda means. as we get closer and closer to the election, my hope, my clebef is he's going to be compelled to tell us what he's thinking, what he would do if he were elected. >> i want to ask you about the politics of this. this foreign policy question, has really been a sweet spot for president obama politically. obviously, part of how he beat hillary clinton in the primaries is by being the candidate who was initially against george w. bush's foreign policy, so-called dumb wars. and obviously, the death of osama bin laden under his leadership is a key foreign policy element for him. so now we're hearing a romney adviser that you quote saying that president obama doesn't get it, he's been a disappointment to our heritage, that president obama has a different vision of where america comes from. is that just politics or is there something more insidious in that discourse? >> righ
mitt romney is trying to traddal the fence. he's trying to have it both ways. he doesn't see a reason to alienate the party and he's not being forced to specify what implementation the agenda means. as we get closer and closer to the election, my hope, my clebef is he's going to be compelled to tell us what he's thinking, what he would do if he were elected. >> i want to ask you about the politics of this. this foreign policy question, has really been a sweet spot for president obama...